Descendants of Robert Macfie


Generation 1

1: Robert Macfie1 born c. 1680; married Mary Lyon ; died 1749 at Inverkip.

4 He came originally from Rothesay to Kilbride, then to Everton and Mauken Hill, both small farms, the latter situated near Cartsdyke or Cranforddyke or Crawfurdsdyke

Children of Robert Macfie and Mary Lyon

  1. William born 1710; married Mary Ramsay ; married 2; Isabella Rae .

Generation 2

2: William Macfie2 (Robert1) born 1710; married Mary Ramsay ; married 2: Isabella Rae ; died 1789.

Children of William Macfie and Mary Ramsay

  1. William born 15 Nov 1736; married Mary Morrison.
  2. Anna born 01 Apr 1743.
  3. Robert born 11 Feb 1745 at Waulk Mill, Inverkip; married Mary Andrew.
  4. John born 22 May 1748.

There were no children of William Macfie and Isabella Rae

Generation 3

3: William Macfie3 (William2) (Robert1) born 15 Nov 1736; married Mary Morrison 19 May 1764; died 10 May 1817.

Children of William Macfie and Mary Morrison

  1. William born 28 Apr 1765; married Margaret Barclay.
  2. Robert.
  3. Mary born 07 Dec 1766.

4: Robert Macfie of Langhouse3 (William2) (Robert1) born 11 Feb 1745 at Waulk Mill, Inverkip; married Mary Andrew 09 Mar 1772; died 25 Sep 1827 at Langhouse, Inverkip.

4 , 6 In his youth, he sometimes accompanied his father, who commanded the sloop "Janet ", on his voyages to Ireland and the Isle of Man. About 1765, Robert was apprenticed to Robert Baine, but after a severe illness, he went into partnership with his cousin, James Orr, in a grocery business in Bell Entry, Greenock, in 1769. The arrangement was not a success and in 1770, he took sole charge, paid off all the debts and moved to new premises in William Street. His business thrived and in addition to his general business, he became a partner in a whaling concern.

In 1784 he built a new house and business premises in Greenock. In 1788, he took an eighth share in the new sugar house in Sugar House Lane of Hunter McCunn and Company later to become Hunter, McAlpine and Company. This refinery was burned and rebuilt in 1793 and again in 1795. He was elected to the Council of Greenock 1n 1794, and was Treasurer in 1796. Sugar production in Sugar House Lane, finally ceased in 1800 after several poor years. Robert's other interests which included whale fishing and sugar importing must have been more consistently profitable, as in 1798, he had purchased Langhouse and by 1800 was spending much of his time on the property.

At this time, owing to a succession of bad harvests, the government was offering a bounty to encourage the importation of corn. To take advantage of this, he, with others formed the company Boag, Macfie & Co., operated in New York and represented by his second son, Robert Andrew. The business was a success until the bounty on corn was withdrawn and the company was wound up in 1803.

With his eldest son William, Robert started a new refinery in Bogle Street. It commenced operations in March 1802 under the name Robert Macfie and Sons. It was enlarged many times and for over fifty years was the 'home' of the family business, which was extended to Edinburgh, Leith and Liverpool. In 1815, Robert bought a house at Orangefield. In July 1825, he purchased the Superiority of Langhouse for £1500.

Children of Robert Macfie and Mary Andrew

  1. Mary born 05 Jan 1773; died 25 Jul 1773.
  2. Margaret born 27 Aug 1774; married James Macfie.
  3. William born 18 May 1776; married Jessie Johnstone 18 Apr 1808; married 2; Janet Marshall 30 Aug 1819.
  4. Robert Andrew born 13 Jun 1778; married Agnes Galt.
  5. Mary born 05 Mar 1780; married John Graham.
  6. John born 26 Dec 1781; died 25 Nov 1782.
  7. John born 06 Oct 1783; married Alison Thorburn.
  8. Janet born 14 Mar 1785; died 12 Nov 1785.
  9. Ann born 04 Dec 1786; died 16 Jun 1851.
  10. Alexander born 24 Jan 1789 at Greenock, Scotland; married Ann Tough.
  11. Jessie born 01 Sep 1790; married William Thorburn.
  12. Thomas born 26 Dec 1792; died 30 Nov 1793.

Generation 4

5: William Macfie4 (William3) (William2) (Robert1) born 28 Apr 1765; married Margaret Barclay .

Children of William Macfie and Margaret Barclay

  1. William born 21 Apr 1795.
  2. Robert born 21 Apr 1795.
  3. Joseph born 17 Aug 1797.
  4. Mary; married ? Rhind .

6: Margaret Macfie4 (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 27 Aug 1774; married James Macfie 1799; died 19 Feb 1853.

Margaret was given a considerable share of the Greenock grocery business, Macfie, Lindsay & Co. about 1814 when management of the concern passed from her brother Alexander to Andrew Lindsay, who returned to the business as a partner.

Children of Margaret Macfie and James Macfie

  1. James born 14 Jul 1801; married Mary Graham.
  2. Robert born 1803; died 1816.
  3. Barbara born 22 Jun 1805; married Charles Murray.
  4. William Andrew born 21 Mar 1807; married Jessie Thorburn.

7: William Macfie of Langhouse4 (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 18 May 1776; married Jessie Johnstone 18 Apr 1808; married 2: Janet Marshall 30 Aug 1819; died 11 Nov 1854.

4 , 6 In 1791, William joined Hunter McAlpine & Co. as an apprentice and remained with the firm after his apprenticeship expired in 1796. He foresaw that trade by Boag, Macfie & Co. was not likely to be of permanent profit in New York and urged his father to build a sugar refinery in Greenock which he, William, could conduct and to recall his brother Robert Andrew to look after the general business. Robert Macfie and Sons commenced business on 8 March 1802 operating a sugar refinery in Bogle Street Greenock. In 1803, Britain declared war on France. The price of sugar rose steeply, yielding Robert Macfie Sons in a single year, a profit sufficient to cover their initial outlay. In 1814, William was elected to the council of Greenock. He became a Bailie of Greenock in 1833 and was elected provost in 1835. In 1846 William withdrew some capital and invested it in railway shares. The Bogle Street sugar house was closed in 1854, as, by then, Liverpool had become the centre of the sugar business.

Children of William Macfie and Jessie Johnstone

  1. William Johnstone born 25 Jan 1809; died 30 May 1831.

    4 William was assumed a partner in Robert Macfie & Sons on 8 March 1830. Later in the year on 26 November, he sailed for the West Indies because he was in ill-health. When he embarked on the "West Indian " on his homeward voyage, it was not expected he would live to see England. He died at sea near Plymouth and his body was landed at that port. There is a tablet to his memory in St. Andrew's Church.

  2. Marion born 01 Jul 1810; married John Martin.
  3. Robert born 19 Feb 1812 at Orangefield, Scotland; married Agnes Fairrie.
  4. Mary Andrew born 21 Sep 1813; died 20 Aug 1883; married William Large Laurie 05 Jun 1838.
  5. Jessie Beattie born 14 Jul 1815; married Charles Cunningham.
  6. Margaret born 01 May 1817; married Duncan Alexander Campbell.

Children of William Macfie and Janet Marshall

  1. Catherine Marshall born 05 Aug 1820; died 23 Jul 1837.
  2. Claud born 08 Apr 1822; married Margaret Allan 09 Sep 1846; married 2; Mary Young 22 Oct 1891.
  3. John born 12 Sep 1826 at Greenock, Scotland; married Lillias Fullarton.
  4. David Johnstone born 14 Mar 1828; died 12 Mar 1915; married Mary Jane Lloyd 31 Dec 1890.

    4 David began working in the Greenock cotton mill about 1844 but his father was doubtful of his prospects and withdrew him in September to replace John in Macfie, Graham & Co. In November 1848, David was added to the staff of Liverpool, to work in the sugar house and to study in the recently founded Liverpool School of Practical Chemistry. He gave up this study and as he did not like Liverpool, his father sent him aboard for the winter in October 1849 with a group led by the Rev. Mr. Anderson. On his return in April 1850, he was taken into the Greenock sugar house.

8: Robert Andrew Macfie4 (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 13 Jun 1778; married Agnes Galt 1807; died 28 Oct 1811.

4 Robert completed an apprenticeship to Walter Ritchie and entered his father's sugar business. Because of grain shortages about 1800, the government offered a substantial bounty on the importation of corn. Robert, his father, his brother William, Thomas Boag, John Dick and John Rodger formed Boag, Macfie & Co., to open up business in New York. They purchased a large ship, the "Marina " under the command of Captain Robert Boag. John Rodger and Robert sailed with him to conduct the business, which was initially successful. The bounty on imported corn was withdrawn and although they traded in mahogany and cotton, the company was wound up in 1803, without much loss. Towards the end of his life, he managed the family grocery business in Greenock. He probably died from pulmonary tuberculosis.

Children of Robert Andrew Macfie and Agnes Galt

  1. Robert Andrew born Jan 1808; died 04 Oct 1824.
  2. Jane Thomson born Aug 1809; died 05 Sep 1831.
  3. Mary born May 1811; died 13 May 1826.

9: Mary Macfie4 (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 05 Mar 1780; married John Graham 11 Jan 1808 at Greenock; died 09 Jun 1853.

Children of Mary Macfie and John Graham

  1. John born 27 May 1811; married Penelope Clarkson.
  2. Mary born 14 Feb 1813; married James Macfie.
  3. Robert born 06 Jul 1815; died 04 Mar 1836 at Kingston, Jamaica.
  4. Jessie Johnstone born 12 May 1817; died 22 Jul 1892.
  5. Duncan born 02 Feb 1819; died 29 Apr 1840.
  6. Eliza Ann born 27 Dec 1820; died 25 Mar 1899.

10: John Macfie4 (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 06 Oct 1783; married Alison Thorburn 09 Nov 1810; died 28 Dec 1852; buried 03 Jan 1853 at South Leith churchyard, Leith.

4 John completed his apprenticeship to Messrs. James & John Rankin in 1804 and entered the Greenock sugar house. In 1805, William Macfie & Co., built a sugar house in Elbe Street, Leith which John operated for some twenty years. On 19 August 1815, John was elected a Burgess and Guild Brother of the City of Edinburgh. In October 1820, he was elected one of the Magistrates of Leith. As the Senior Magistrate of Leith, in August 1822, he was the first man to welcome King George IV to Scotland. He was one of the original directors of the National Bank of Scotland founded 21 March 1825. John was nominated Justice of the Peace in 1826. In 1829, the sugar house at Leith was burned to the ground for the second time. William and John bought a disused sugar house in Edinburgh, in the Canongate, to replace it. Refining at Edinburgh had ceased by about 1840 and in January 1845, an effort was made to sell it. In 1846 William withdrew some capital and invested it in railway shares.

John was elected Lord Dean of Guild of the City of Edinburgh in 1833, a position he held till 1835. On 4 July 1839, he was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant for the County and City of Edinburgh. In 1848, he served on the Highland Destitution Committee, he was Chairman of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, he was appointed a director of the London & Leith Shipping Co. and reappointed a Commissioner for the Harbour and Docks of Leith besides representing the Presbytery of Edinburgh at the General Assembly. In 1850, John had been in poor health and in 1851 he became an invalid. To relieve him of work, an unsuccessful attempt was made to sell the Leith and Edinburgh properties. In December 1852, the affairs of William Macfie & Co., were wound up.

Children of John Macfie and Alison Thorburn

  1. Robert Andrew born 04 Oct 1811 at 52 Kirkgate, Leith; married Caroline Eliza Easton.
  2. William Thorburn born 01 May 1813; died 31 Aug 1815.
  3. Robina born 20 Sep 1814 at Baltic Street, Leith; married John Marquis.
  4. Mary born 15 Nov 1816; died 31 Oct 1894; married John Henderson 24 Nov 1843.
  5. Marion born 23 Oct 1818; married John Lothian 03 Mar 1848; married 2; John McEwan 27 Sep 1865.
  6. John born 11 Jun 1820; died 23 May 1875 at 15 Windsor St, Edinburgh; married Nancy Halfpenny 25 Nov 1839.

    4 In May 1836, John was apprenticed to Messrs. D. McLaren & Co. By 1838 he was employed at the Leith branch of the National Bank. He was discontented with this position and wished to join the Army or go to Australia, which idea revolted his father. In 1840 he was assisting his father in Edinburgh but the sugar house was not actually refining.

    In 1841, John was sent to the branch in Greenock. His father lent him money and he entered into partnership with John Denniston in Greenock. The type of business is not known but the firm was called Denniston, Macfie & Co., and they owned a ship, the "Hannah Kerr ". In November 1843, Denniston, Macfie & Co. was wound up. John and Mr Kilbee were established as Messrs. Kilbee & Macfie on 1 January 1844 to buy for the Liverpool refinery. John and his brother William lived together in Percy Street, Liverpool. Mr Kilbee resigned his appointment in November 1845 and at the end of the year, Messrs. Kilbee & Macfie was dissolved because John wished to build up his own business independent of Macfie & Sons. By the beginning of 1848, John gave up his separate office and took his place in Batchelor Street. In 1850, he was taken into partnership as a youth on a slightly lower footing than the junior partners. The more confidential details of the business had been withheld from the "youths ", partly to avoid putting too great a strain on their discretion, and partly to conceal from them the large sums of money they were making. William Macfie called it "mystifying ". John's partnership ended on the 30 November 1853 on his retirement.

  7. William born 26 Mar 1822 at Cramond, Midlothian; married Mary Ramsay Colvin.
  8. Ellison born 14 Nov 1828; married William Westgarth.
  9. Ann born 26 Jun 1830; married John Macandrew.

11: Alexander Macfie4 (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 24 Jan 1789 at Greenock, Scotland; married Ann Tough 21 Apr 1823 at Inveraray, Scotland; died 14 Mar 1850 at Quebec, Canada.

Children of Alexander Macfie and Ann Tough

  1. Robert born 31 Mar 1824; married Sarah Eliza Hawley.
  2. Mary born 03 May 1827; married Herman Allan Hawley.
  3. Jane Monro born 20 Feb 1829; died 17 Aug 1865.
  4. William Marshall born 16 Apr 1834 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Harriet Curtis.
  5. John born 14 Apr 1836 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Annie Townsend.
  6. Martha born 26 Oct 1838 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Frederick Rufus Hamilton.
  7. Alexander born 27 Oct 1840; died 29 Oct 1899; married Sarah Eliza Young .
  8. Jessie Thorburn born 10 Sep 1842 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Henry Clinton Boardman.
  9. Margaret born 06 Sep 1844 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Daniel McCurdy Hatch 25 Sep 1872; married 2; Clayton Cornelius Read .
  10. James born 29 Jun 1846; married Agnes Smith Mar 1870; married 2; Mary Calista Garfield 08 Oct 1873.

12: Jessie Macfie4 (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 01 Sep 1790; married William Thorburn 03 Aug 1813; died 14 Aug 1863.

Children of Jessie Macfie and William Thorburn

  1. Mary born 09 Sep 1814; died 01 May 1819.
  2. Marion Isabella born 12 Jan 1816; died 14 Sep 1861.
  3. Robina born 04 Jun 1817; died 19 May 1868.
  4. Jessie born 18 Oct 1818; married William Andrew Macfie.
  5. William Franklin born 27 Nov 1820; married Mary Isabella Crichton ; married 2; Agnes Rosa Ann Jobson .
  6. Ann born 16 Sep 1822; died 22 Dec 1836.
  7. Margaret James born 11 Sep 1824; married Edvard Nonnen.
  8. Alison born 01 May 1826; died 05 Jan 1890.
  9. Robert Macfie born 27 Apr 1828; married Alma Mathilda Jacobi.
  10. Mary Barbara born 10 Mar 1830; died 27 Nov 1901.

Generation 5

13: James Macfie5 (Margaret Macfie4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 14 Jul 1801; married Mary Graham 07 Feb 1837 at Greenock; died 04 May 1856.

4 James sailed on the "Eclipse " for Jamaica in May 1827 and found his appointment there congenial. In 1836 he decided not to return to Jamaica and arranged with his partners to take up a position in Glasgow. He was obliged to return to Jamaica during the financial crisis of 1847. On the last day of the year, his partnership with John Campbell in John and George Campbell & Co. was dissolved.

Children of James Macfie and Mary Graham

  1. Dugald born 12 Dec 1837; died 05 Apr 1894; married Agnes Fleming 20 Sep 1866 at Manchester.
  2. Mary Graham born 19 Aug 1839; died 05 Nov 1874 at Liverpool.
  3. John Graham born 15 Mar 1841; died 14 Feb 1916.
  4. James born 18 Feb 1843; died 10 Jan 1860.
  5. Margaret Ann born 24 Oct 1845; died 28 Oct 1854.
  6. Jessie Barbara born 24 Sep 1847; died 28 Sep 1930; married William Macfie Campbell 23 Oct 1872 at Dunoon.

14: Barbara Macfie5 (Margaret Macfie4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 22 Jun 1805; married Charles Murray 20 Jun 1837; died 07 Apr 1840.

Children of Barbara Macfie and Charles Murray

  1. Margaret born 17 May 1838; died 21 May 1858.
  2. Jane born 14 Jan 1840; died 08 Apr 1857.

15: William Andrew Macfie5 (Margaret Macfie4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 21 Mar 1807; married Jessie Thorburn 16 Jan 1839 at Leith; died 21 Aug 1899.

4 William entered the grocery firm of Macfie, Lindsay & Co as an apprentice. He subsequently became a partner in it and remained with the firm until 1837 when he retired. His private income at the time was about £130 per year. His place was taken by John Graham. William returned to take charge of the Greenock office when John Graham opened the new office in Glasgow in 1843. In July 1845, the family left Greenock on the "Heyworth " to settle in Sweden. He bought, for £1870 a property called Anfasterèod situated about 14 miles from Kasen.

Children of William Andrew Macfie and Jessie Thorburn

  1. James born 27 Jan 1840; died 26 Feb 1846 at Sweden.
  2. William Thorburn born 27 Aug 1841; died 18 Dec 1841.
  3. Robert born 03 Dec 1842 at Greenock; died 29 Mar 1921; married Emily Louise Natalia Jacobi 09 Sep 1865 at Anfesterod, Sweden.
  4. Margaret born 15 Sep 1844; died 20 Jan 1847.
  5. William Andrew born 01 Sep 1846; died 29 Mar 1926; married Svea Elisabeth Nomell 18 May 1870.
  6. Jessie born 17 Oct 1848; died 19 Jan 1849.
  7. Marion born 01 Apr 1850; died 10 Oct 1850.
  8. Mary born 03 Oct 1851; died 29 Jan 1866.
  9. John born 19 Jul 1854; died 03 Feb 1866.
  10. Janet Thorburn born 16 Feb 1856 at Greenock; died 03 Dec 1893 at Raedenefors; married Johan Oliver Johansson Kollén 25 Oct 1876 at Uddevalla, Sweden.
  11. Edward born 07 Jun 1857; died 05 May 1934; married Gertrude Celia Ritson 23 Nov 1886 at Hawaii.
  12. Marion Isabella born 05 Jul 1859; died 30 Sep 1860.
  13. James Washington born 01 Nov 1860; died 19 Oct 1943 at Vancouver, USA; married Sarah Cooper Tyte 22 Jan 1892.

16: Marion Macfie5 (William4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 01 Jul 1810; married John Martin 12 Mar 1833; died 27 Jul 1860.

Children of Marion Macfie and John Martin

  1. Janet born 10 Jul 1834; died 22 Apr 1837.
  2. Elizabeth born 04 Sep 1835; died 06 Jun 1836.
  3. Marion born 15 Aug 1837; died 17 Dec 1916; married Duncan McIntyre 25 Apr 1861 at Glasgow.
  4. Catherine born 04 Dec 1838; died 01 Feb 1922; married William Newton 16 Oct 1862 at Glasgow.
  5. William Macfie born 26 Sep 1840; died 20 Jan 1892.
  6. John Donald born 25 Sep 1842; died 09 Feb 1899; married Alexander Findlater Bennet 18 Jan 1876.
  7. Jessie Elizabeth born 29 Oct 1845; died 12 Mar 1938; married George Munro Kerr 12 Feb 1868 at Glasgow.
  8. Helen Ann born 09 Apr 1850; died 10 Dec 1919; married George Greig 05 Apr 1870 at Glasgow.

17: Robert Macfie of Langhouse, Airds and Beach5 (William4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 19 Feb 1812 at Orangefield, Scotland; married Agnes Fairrie 18 Apr 1838; died 22 Jan 1899 at Airds, Appin, Scotland.

4 , 6 Robert began working in the Greenock sugar house about 1827. With his cousin Robert, he was admitted as a junior partner in Robert Macfie & Sons and William Macfie & Co. on 30 September, 1835. When Macfie, Lindsay & Co., became Macfie, Graham & Co. in 1843, Robert was given a share in the business. In February 1851, he bought the yacht "La Belle Anglaise " and the following summer cruised the Western Highlands inspecting properties. He bought Airds for £26,000 on 4 October of that year. Robert retired from the Macfie partnership in 1864 and in 1866 took an interest in the new sugar house of Fairrie & Co., Liverpool.

He and Robert Andrew Macfie of Dreghorn, received Grants of Arms in 1864, the first members to receive the honour.

Children of Robert Macfie and Agnes Fairrie

  1. Mary Colquhoun born 07 Jan 1839 at Deerspark, Greenock, Scotland; died 19 Jan 1911 at Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland; married John Hutcheson Fraser 05 Aug 1868 at Airds House, Appin, Scotland.
  2. William born 09 May 1840 at Deerspark, Greenock; died 08 Jul 1912 at Uplands Hall, Lancashire, England; married Agnes Hamilton Towers 28 Apr 1864 at Glasgow; married 2: Jane Crawford Allan 20 Mar 1867.

    6 He retired in 1909 and was succeeded as senior partner by John William Macfie, son of Robert Andrew Macfie.

  3. Jessie Johnstone born 06 Jan 1842; died 02 Oct 1842.
  4. James Fairrie born 28 Dec 1843 at Greenock, Scotland; died 13 Nov 1844.
  5. Robert Craigie born 25 Jul 1845 at Deerspark, Greenock; died 21 Sep 1913 at Wimbledon, Surrey, England; married Elizabeth Barbara Ann Denniston 11 Sep 1873 at Dalnashean, Appin, Scotland.
  6. Agnes Fairrie born 18 Apr 1847 at Deerspark, Greenock; died 15 Nov 1926; married John Mackay 29 Mar 1882 at Glasgow, Scotland.
  7. Johnstone born 23 Nov 1848 at Deerspark, Greenock, Scotland; died 07 Nov 1934 at Langhouse, Inverkip; buried 09 Nov 1934 at Western Necropolis Crematorium, Glasgow.

    5 Johnstone was an Eye Specialist in Glasgow, living at Ashton Terrace, but owing to increasing deafness, he retired in 1900, and after purchasing Beach from his brother, he spent his whole time either at Langhouse or Beach. He was a kind and delightful host full of old stories about the Highlands and always welcoming any of the connection when they came to Langhouse.

  8. Jane Fairrie born 06 Nov 1850; died 21 Dec 1853.
  9. John Robert born 28 May 1853 at Deerspark, Greenock, Scotland; died 27 Jan 1929; married Jane Service 31 Mar 1887 at Partick, Scotland.
  10. Catherine Marshall born 23 Dec 1854 at Thorn Hill, Greenock; died 10 Jan 1927; married James Pattison 02 Oct 1879 at Airds House, Appin, Scotland.
  11. Andrew Laurie born 14 Apr 1860 at Airds House, Appin, Scotland; died 23 Nov 1936 at Langhouse, Inverkip, Scotland; married Mary McLaren Post 27 Apr 1903 at New York.

18: Jessie Beattie Macfie5 (William4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 14 Jul 1815; married Charles Cunningham 31 Jul 1838; died 03 Feb 1904.

Children of Jessie Beattie Macfie and Charles Cunningham

  1. William Macfie born 04 May 1839; died 24 Nov 1910.
  2. Charles born 07 May 1841; died 26 May 1910; married Henrietta Jane Rundall 24 Oct 1867 at Madras.
  3. Jessie Johnstone born 06 Apr 1843; died 27 Apr 1893 at Paddington; married Frederick George Graves 21 Mar 1867 at Paddington.
  4. Andrew born 27 Jan 1845; died 23 Sep 1930; married Alice Mary Ann Crosse 08 Oct 1874 at St Judes, South Kensington.
  5. Robert Macfie born 16 Aug 1847; died 08 Nov 1922; married Harriet Olivia Travers Cummins 13 Oct 1870 at Paddington.
  6. George born 28 Jan 1850; died 14 Jan 1934; married Leonide Fabens 19 Mar 1885.
  7. Helen Mary born 21 Jul 1854; died 06 Mar 1925.

19: Margaret Macfie5 (William4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 01 May 1817; married Duncan Alexander Campbell 18 May 1842; died 16 Nov 1911 at Edinburgh; buried 20 Nov 1911 at Greenock.

Children of Margaret Macfie and Duncan Alexander Campbell

  1. Jessie Johnstone born 24 Mar 1843; died 08 Nov 1934; married John Marquis 10 Apr 1866 at Edinburgh.
  2. Duncan Alexander born 29 Nov 1844; died 03 Sep 1879 at Blackpool.
  3. William Macfie born 20 Jan 1848; died 13 Sep 1928; married Jessie Barbara Macfie 23 Oct 1872 at Dunoon.
  4. Margaret Macfie born 06 Nov 1849; died 30 Jul 1950; married Charles Lloyd 26 Apr 1876 at St Michael's Hamlet, Liverpool.
  5. John Charles born 19 Mar 1853; died 13 Sep 1936 at Swanage; married Helen Marian Hall 1884.

20: Claud Macfie of Gogar Burn5 (William4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 08 Apr 1822; married Margaret Allan 09 Sep 1846; married 2: Mary Young 22 Oct 1891; died 24 May 1903.

4 Claud assisted his father manage Robert Macfie & Sons, Greenock. He was sent to Liverpool in 1843 to learn the technique of boiling sugar. Claud became a partner on 30 November 1845. He was transferred to Liverpool on 24 November 1846. In 1850, he, with his cousins John and William, was taken into partnership as a youth. Claud became senior partner in 1867 on the retirement of Robert Andrew Macfie.

There were no children of Claud Macfie and Margaret Allan

Children of Claud Macfie and Mary Young

  1. Claud William born 08 Dec 1892; died 16 Jun 1915.

    Second Lieutenant Claud William Macfie, 3rd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion Bedford Regiment (killed in action under date June 18), was born in 1892. He was the only son of the late Claud Macfie of Gogarburn, Midlothian, by his marriage with Mary, eldest daughter of W. S. Young, Burntisland (now Mrs Macfie of Warrix, North Berwick). Mr Macfie received his commission on November 11 1914. Mr Macfie has an only sister. Mr Macfie was a cousin of the Macfies of Dreghorn, Airds, Borthwickhall and Clermiston.

  2. Catherine Mary born 29 Jul 1897; died 27 Apr 1980; married Charles Reid Peploe 08 Dec 1919.

21: John Macfie5 (William4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 12 Sep 1826 at Greenock, Scotland; married Lillias Fullarton 11 Jun 1851; died 06 Jul 1896 at Greenock, Scotland.

4 John was employed by Macfie, Graham & Co., Greenock. He took his brother's place in the Greenock sugar house when Claud was transferred to Liverpool in 1846. John succeeded his brother Claud as senior partner in 1877.

Children of John Macfie and Lillias Fullarton

  1. Janet Marshall born 18 Jun 1852 at Greenock, Scotland; died 30 Jun 1942 at Bexhill, Sussex, England; married Walter Biggar Blaikie 31 Jul 1873.
  2. Allan Fullarton born 08 Feb 1854 at Liverpool, England; died 15 Jan 1943; married Isabel Rachel Tarbet 05 Mar 1878 at Catholic Apostolic Church, Liverpool, England.
  3. Lillias born 03 Sep 1857; died 06 Sep 1857.

22: John Graham5 (Mary Macfie4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 27 May 1811; married Penelope Clarkson 11 Dec 1838; died 12 Oct 1890.

4 At the time of his father's death, John was probably employed in the office of Messrs. A. Wison & Co., but soon afterwards went into partnership with John Orr in a business in Greenock. He succeeded William Andrew Macfie in Macfie, Lindsay & Co. in February 1837. When Andrew Lindsay retired from the firm in April 1842, John became manager. After the dissolution of the partnership, in February 1843, the name of the firm was altered to Macfie, Graham & Co. At this time the shipping business in Greenock was declining so John advocated the establishment of a branch in Glasgow for export goods and ships' stores. In May 1843 an office was taken in St. Enoch Square and John moved to Glasgow to open it. At the end of February 1849, the entire business of Macfie Graham & Co., was handed over to John on very favourable terms. He was appointed manager of the Liverpool refineries in January 1853, giving up his position in Macfie, Graham & Co. to James Macfie.

Children of John Graham and Penelope Clarkson

  1. Penelope Clarkson born 19 Oct 1839; died 21 Jan 1930.
  2. Mary Macfie born 02 Jun 1841; died 20 Sep 1908.
  3. John born 22 Jan 1843; died 25 Jun 1921; married Mary Gilkison Allan 15 Jan 1873 at 2 Park Tce.
  4. Jessie Eliza born 03 Jan 1845; died 22 Feb 1932.
  5. Donald Shaw born 10 Feb 1847; died 08 Dec 1891; married Elizabeth Anderson Clint 04 Oct 1871 at Liverpool.
  6. Eliza Ann born 29 Aug 1849; died 25 Aug 1931; married William Rose Martin 09 Oct 1873 at Liverpool.
  7. Christina Alexis born 09 Jan 1852; died 01 May 1854.
  8. Williamina Macfie born 20 Sep 1855; died 25 Mar 1932; married James Drummond 17 Nov 1881 at Fairfield Pres. Church, Liverpool.

23: Mary Graham5 (Mary Macfie4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 14 Feb 1813; married James Macfie 07 Feb 1837 at Greenock; died 31 Oct 1899.

See family above

24: Robert Andrew Macfie of Dreghorn Castle5 (John4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 04 Oct 1811 at 52 Kirkgate, Leith; married Caroline Eliza Easton 02 Jan 1840 at Leith; died 16 Feb 1893.

4 , 6 , 14 After leaving University, Robert entered, as an apprentice, the office of J. Stevenson on 8 May 1827. He left these offices in 1829 and was to have entered the Leith sugar house but the fire which destroyed it, intervened and he went to the sugar house in Edinburgh instead. By 1834 the sugar industry was in a serious plight and with the Edinburgh house almost closed Robert moved to Greenock. Robert had thought of devoting himself to the Ministry but his sense of duty caused him to remain in the family business. Little business was being done in 1835 and on 9 April 1835, Robert was appointed to the office of Bill Collector for the National Bank, Glasgow, a position he held till August 1838.

He was admitted as a junior partner in Robert Macfie & Sons and William Macfie & Co. on 30 September, 1835. On 26 July 1838, he was admitted a Burgess and Guild Brother of the City of Edinburgh. Robert was sent to Liverpool in 1838, to investigate the possibility of setting up a refinery there. On 10 Oct of that year, a lease was taken of the premises of Messrs. Hutchinson in Temple Street and Robert Macfie & Sons, Liverpool began refining on 27 Dec 1838 with Robert in charge. The firm's name was changed in January 1839 to Macfie & Sons.

By 1841, Robert was anxious to extend the Liverpool branch and was pressing his views on his seniors with a vigour which irritated and alarmed them. They thought he conducted his business at a great expense, they disapproved of his large dealings and his innumerable schemes of development they considered ill-matured. A second sugar house in Batchelor Street Liverpool began operation sometime prior to February 1842. When Macfie, Lindsay & Co. Greenock, became Macfie, Graham & Co. in 1843, Robert was given a share in the business. Robert overworked both himself and his staff to such an extent that in 1845, the business done in Liverpool was almost twice that done in Greenock.

During the same year, new premises were taken in Dale Street Liverpool. In 1846, a sugar house in William Street Liverpool was acquired and refining commenced there on 9 November. In 1847, the Batchelor Street refinery, which had been burned the previous year was rebuilt and an additional property, Crowley's was taken. In 1857 he went to live at Ashfield Hall. In 1862 he purchased Dreghorn Castle. Robert retired from the Macfie partnership in 1867.

Robert contested the Leith Burghs in the Liberal interest at the election in 1859 without success, but represented them in Parliament from 1868 to 1874. As a member of parliament, he made himself conspicuous by his uncompromising advocacy of free trade in inventions, proposing a system of 'national recompenses' in lieu of patents. He also agitated for the abridgment of authors' copyrights. These extreme views he combined with an earnest solicitude for the consolidation and defence of the empire, which rendered him a determined opponent of all tampering with the Union, and a pioneer of imperial federation.

Publications: "Short practical hints on the means of inducting, combining and directing missionary efforts in churches and congregations ". Pamphlet published Nov. 1842 "Brotherly Love " 1847 and other religious pamphlets. A number of publications on patents and copyright between 1863 and 1883.

Children of Robert Andrew Macfie and Caroline Eliza Easton

  1. Ellen Bland born 31 Dec 1840; died 15 Sep 1933; married James Johnston 06 Jan 1869 at Dreghorn Castle, Colinton.
  2. Ellison Thorburn born 07 Mar 1843; died 04 Jan 1906 at Wellington, N.Z.; married Thomas McClure 18 Oct 1877 at Dreghorn Castle.

    Lady M'Clure of Colinton.
    News has been received from New Zealand of the death at Wellington in her sixty-third year, of Ellison Thorburn, Lady M'Clure of Colinton, second daughter of the late Robert Andrew Macfie, F.R.S.E. of Dreghorn Castle, Midlothian. This family descends from the ancient West Highland clan of Macduffie whose chief owned the islands of Colonsay and Oransay until the seventeenth century, when the Macdonalds of Colkitto obtained possession. The clan figures in Scott's "Lord of the Isles. " After the loss of their island home, Lady M'Clure's ancestors removed to Ayrshire, but eventually settled at Inverkip, where Langhouse is situated, the seat of her kinsman, the present William Macfie of Langhouse and Airds. A grandson of the first Laird of Langhouse was Robert Andrew Macfie aforesaid, a successful merchant of Leith and Liverpool, who acquired the Dreghorn estate and founded the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. He was a prominent advocate of free trade, and as member for the Leith Burghs in the Parliament of 1868-74, proposed to extend its operations even to inventions, introducing a novel scheme of "national recompenses " in lieu of patents. He was also a voluminous writer on educational and political subjects. His eldest son is the present Laird of Dreghorn, while his eldest daughter married a Glasgow minister, the Rev James Johnston, sometime of Free St James's. The late Lady M'Clure leaves no issue by her marriage in 1877 at Dreghorn Castle to Sir Thomas McClure, first and last Baronet of Belmont, Co. Down, Vice-Lieutenant of that county and M.P. for Belfast and Londonderry. He was some years older than his father-in-law the Laird of Dreghorn, and died in 1893.

  3. John William born 01 Dec 1844 at Liverpool; died 08 Dec 1924; married Helen Wahab 7 Jun 1867.

    6 John became senior partner in the Macfie partnership in 1909 on the retirement of William Macfie later of Airds. In 1919, the partnership, which had existed for over one hundred years, was turned into a limited company, with John as the first Chairman.

  4. Caroline Easton born 26 Sep 1848 at Liverpool; died 11 Oct 1935; married George Barbour 20 Oct 1869 at Parkgate, Cheshire.
  5. Robina Mary born 14 Oct 1850; died 17 Nov 1850.
  6. Henry Robert Andrew born 01 Jun 1853; died 16 Jun 1853.
  7. Robert Andrew born 09 Sep 1854; died 27 Jan 1925; married Pauline Monica Keetings May 1877.

25: Robina Macfie5 (John4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 20 Sep 1814 at Baltic Street, Leith; married John Marquis 06 Oct 1840 at South Leith; died 30 Mar 1873.

Children of Robina Macfie and John Marquis

  1. John born 20 Sep 1841; died 13 Apr 1902 at Birkenhead; married Jessie Johnstone Campbell 10 Apr 1866 at Edinburgh.
  2. Robert born 05 Nov 1842; died 13 May 1910; married Sarah Beakbane 30 Sep 1868 at Liverpool.
  3. Alice born 17 Apr 1844; died 28 Jul 1914.
  4. Marion born 02 Jun 1846; died 22 Aug 1850.
  5. William born 24 Mar 1849; died 25 Sep 1906; married Eliza Williams 07 Jun 1877 at Woodchurch Parish Church, England.
  6. Robina born 16 Feb 1851 at Liverpool; died 18 Jan 1892 at London.
  7. Jane born 17 May 1853 at Liverpool; died 20 Jan 1873 at Bournemouth, Dorset.

26: Marion Macfie5 (John4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 23 Oct 1818; married John Lothian 03 Mar 1848; married 2: John McEwan 27 Sep 1865; died 28 Aug 1901.

Children of Marion Macfie and John Lothian

  1. Alice Thorburn born 17 Dec 1848; died 19 Feb 1856.
  2. Maurice John born 26 May 1850; died 15 Jan 1917.

There were no children of Marion Macfie and John McEwan

27: William Macfie of Clermiston5 (John4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 26 Mar 1822 at Cramond, Midlothian; married Mary Ramsay Colvin 19 Nov 1872; died 13 Dec 1895 at Clermiston house.

4 William was very industrious but unsettled. He wanted to go to Texas but in June 1839, he went to assist his brother Robert in Liverpool. He did well there, despite the fact that Robert tended to overwork him. William, with his cousin Claud became a partner on 30 November 1845. William found it irksome looking after three refineries and by 1849 was stating his wish to retire to try farming. In 1850, he, like his brother John, was taken into partnership as a youth. William's partnership ended on the 30 November 1853 on his retirement. He bought the Edinburgh sugar house but the use he made of it is unknown. He purchased Clermiston in 1857.

Clermiston Tower - now christened Corstorphine Hill Tower - which commemorates the centenary of Scott's birth was erected by William Macfie in 1871. Now open to the public, the building once contained a two-horse sleigh, which the laird of Abbotsford was wont to drive. William Macfie's elder brother (Robert Andrew), also a sugar-refiner, had a mania for building at the road between Colinton and Comiston, the scrolls which he purchased having already adorned the facade of the Old Infirmary, The father of the Macfies was the official - Senior Magistrate of Leith - with whom King George IV first shook hands on touching Scottish ground in 1822. It remained for Mr W. Glassfore Walker C.A., generously to purchase Clermiston Tower for the city in 1932 on the occasion of another centenary - that of Scott's death, the owners of Clerwood and Hillwood gifting land in the immediate vicinity. Not until July 26, 1933, however did Mr Walker hand over the title deeds to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh.

Children of William Macfie and Mary Ramsay Colvin

  1. William Colvin born 10 Mar 1874 at Edinburgh; died 28 Jul 1934; married Mary Ethel Westgarth 04 Jul 1918 at London.
  2. Walter Scott born 05 Mar 1875 at Edinburgh; died 17 Dec 1893.
  3. Charles Edward born 26 Feb 1882; died 17 Mar 1914.
  4. Annie Dorothea born 18 Jun 1884 at Clermiston, Midlothian; died 27 Nov 1967.

28: Ellison Macfie5 (John4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 14 Nov 1828; married William Westgarth 06 Jun 1854 at Leith; died 31 Mar 1911 at London.

Children of Ellison Macfie and William Westgarth

  1. Alice born 03 Jan 1856; married John Augustus Voelker 24 Jul 1884 at London.
  2. Annie Christina born 08 Jul 1861; married William George Lucas Spowers 02 Jun 1888 at London.
  3. Mary Ethel born 23 Jun 1867; died 14 Jun 1936; married William Colvin Macfie 04 Jul 1918 at London.

29: Ann Macfie5 (John4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 26 Jun 1830; married John Macandrew 13 Jun 1855; died 02 Mar 1874 at Edinburgh.

Children of Ann Macfie and John Macandrew

  1. John Lewis McLean born 17 Jul 1857; died 10 Oct 1917; married Elsie Mabel Young 29 Jan 1888.
  2. Alice born 16 Mar 1859; married David Freeman Lewis 22 Jun 1901.
  3. Anna Myra born 20 Mar 1861; married William Horn 27 Jul 1880 at 20 Belgrave Cres, Edinburgh.
  4. Caroline born 21 Jan 1863; died 21 Jul 1931; married Philip Francis Wood 28 Apr 1889.
  5. Edith born 14 Sep 1865; married Henry Napier Jervois 07 Nov 1891 at Edinburgh.

30: Robert Macfie5 (Alexander4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 31 Mar 1824; married Sarah Eliza Hawley 21 Jan 1851 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; died 05 Mar 1896 at Aird Que, Clarenceville, Canada.

Children of Robert Macfie and Sarah Eliza Hawley

  1. Ann Eliza born 14 Mar 1853; died 1929.
  2. George Hawley born 27 Feb 1855 at Aird Que Clarenceville, Canada; died 16 Jan 1923 at Clarenceville; married Josephine Orpha Creller 24 Oct 1884.
  3. Mary Louise born 06 Jul 1857; died 31 Aug 1860.
  4. Claud Robert born 06 Jul 1857; died 26 Jan 1936; married Victoria Taylor 18 Aug 1887 at Lower Fort Garry, Manitoba.
  5. Lillias Ellison born 01 Jun 1860; died 22 Jan 1963.
  6. David Johnstone Arthur born 14 Aug 1864; died 01 Dec 1943 at Manitoba. Canada.
  7. Mary Helen born 17 Apr 1868; died Nov 1940; married Luthur Lewis Smith 22 Oct 1894 at Clarenceville, Quebec.

31: Mary Macfie5 (Alexander4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 03 May 1827; married Herman Allan Hawley 23 Oct 1848; died 08 Jun 1898 at Aird Que, Clarenceville, Canada.

Children of Mary Macfie and Herman Allan Hawley

  1. William Alexander born 22 Oct 1849.
  2. Clesson born 20 Aug 1852.
  3. Claud born 20 Aug 1852.
  4. Marshall Peter born 20 May 1855.
  5. Melinda Jane born 15 Feb 1859.
  6. Allen Clarence born 22 Jul 1862.

32: William Marshall Macfie5 (Alexander4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 16 Apr 1834 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Harriet Curtis 30 Jun 1862; died 17 Sep 1879 at Aird Que, Clarenceville, Canada.

Children of William Marshall Macfie and Harriet Curtis

  1. Mina Henrietta born 14 May 1864; died 12 Jul 1865.
  2. James Alexander born 16 Dec 1865.
  3. William Tuttle born 11 May 1869.

33: John Macfie5 (Alexander4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 14 Apr 1836 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Annie Townsend 29 May 1861; died 26 Apr 1920.

Children of John Macfie and Annie Townsend

  1. Robert Graham born 08 Apr 1862.
  2. Mary Agnes born 28 Sep 1863.
  3. Helen born 14 Aug 1865; died 14 Aug 1865.

34: Martha Macfie5 (Alexander4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 26 Oct 1838 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Frederick Rufus Hamilton 13 May 1861; died 04 Dec 1905.

Children of Martha Macfie and Frederick Rufus Hamilton

  1. Emma Louise born 24 Feb 1862.
  2. Harriet Eliza born 07 Aug 1863.
  3. Penelope Thorburn born 10 Mar 1865.
  4. Alexander born 07 Mar 1867.
  5. Robert born 11 Sep 1869.
  6. Donald Munro born 11 Jun 1871.
  7. Jessie Graham born 12 Oct 1876.

35: Jessie Thorburn Macfie5 (Alexander4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 10 Sep 1842 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Henry Clinton Boardman 13 Apr 1870; died 10 Jan 1920.

Children of Jessie Thorburn Macfie and Henry Clinton Boardman

  1. Evelyn Graham born 28 Jan 1871.
  2. Arthur Alexander born 17 Oct 1873.
  3. Jessie Eliza born 12 Dec 1875; died 24 Aug 1876.
  4. John Graham born 18 Nov 1877; died Mar 1878.

36: Margaret Macfie5 (Alexander4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 06 Sep 1844 at Cadwell Manor, Que, Canada; married Daniel McCurdy Hatch 25 Sep 1872; married 2: Clayton Cornelius Read ; died 16 Mar 1901.

Children of Margaret Macfie and Daniel McCurdy Hatch

  1. Frederick Thorburn born 14 Mar 1874.
  2. Arthur Gerald born 24 Nov 1876.

There were no children of Margaret Macfie and Clayton Cornelius Read

37: James Macfie5 (Alexander4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 29 Jun 1846; married Agnes Smith Mar 1870; married 2: Mary Calista Garfield 08 Oct 1873; died 16 Dec 1906.

Children of James Macfie and Agnes Smith

  1. Agnes Smith born 30 Dec 1870.

Children of James Macfie and Mary Calista Garfield

  1. Mary Parkhurst born 24 Sep 1874; died 04 Sep 1875.
  2. Annie Thorburn born 03 May 1876.
  3. Jessie born 06 Sep 1877; died 1878.

38: Jessie Thorburn5 (Jessie Macfie4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 18 Oct 1818; married William Andrew Macfie 16 Jan 1839 at Leith; died 17 Oct 1883.

See family above

39: William Franklin Thorburn5 (Jessie Macfie4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 27 Nov 1820; married Mary Isabella Crichton ; married 2: Agnes Rosa Ann Jobson ; died 30 Jan 1903.

Children of William Franklin Thorburn and Mary Isabella Crichton

  1. Mary Isabella born 14 May 1859; died 26 Dec 1897.

Children of William Franklin Thorburn and Agnes Rosa Ann Jobson

  1. William Gray born 21 Dec 1864; died 24 Mar 1878.
  2. Agnes Marion born 31 Aug 1866; died 01 Mar 1890; married Johan Hemberg 22 May 1889.
  3. Rosa Robina born 13 Aug 1868; died 19 Aug 1951.
  4. Richard Walter born 25 Mar 1870 at Kasen; died 07 Jul 1949 at Uddevalla; married Maria Hedvig Adolfine Kylberg 07 Jun 1911 at Skara Domkyrka .
  5. Robert Edvard born 04 Oct 1871; died 12 Jan 1881.
  6. Charles David born 15 May 1873 at Kasen; died 15 Oct 1949 at Uddevalla; married Valborg Maria Koch 07 Jun 1906 at Uddevalla.
  7. Henry Franklin born 13 Jun 1875; died 15 Nov 1947; married Annie-Isabella Laurell 13 Jul 1913 at Skredsviks prostgård.
  8. William Graham born 26 Nov 1878; died 16 May 1958; married Sigrid Agrell 16 Jun 1903.
  9. Margaret Alma born 30 Aug 1883; died 16 Aug 1951.

40: Margaret James Thorburn5 (Jessie Macfie4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 11 Sep 1824; married Edvard Nonnen 11 Aug 1846; died 28 Mar 1913.

Children of Margaret James Thorburn and Edvard Nonnen

  1. Mathilda Blessing born 07 Jul 1847; died 29 Jul 1883.
  2. Emily Egbertha born 18 Jan 1849; died 11 Sep 1930.
  3. John born 23 Oct 1852; died 23 Oct 1852.
  4. John Edward born 31 Jul 1854; died 01 Aug 1854.
  5. John Edward Osborne born 05 Jul 1856; died 01 Jan 1902.
  6. Edward Thorburn born 14 Jan 1859; died 01 Jan 1907.
  7. William Carnegie Faraday born 19 Jan 1861; died 16 Jul 1936 at Stockholm.

41: Robert Macfie Thorburn5 (Jessie Macfie4) (Robert3) (William2) (Robert1) born 27 Apr 1828; married Alma Mathilda Jacobi ; died 22 Aug 1896.

Children of Robert Macfie Thorburn and Alma Mathilda Jacobi

  1. William Edmund born 26 Jul 1855; died 05 Sep 1885; married Virginia Palm .
  2. Jane Ellen born 25 May 1857; died 31 Dec 1897; married Conrad Oscar Sperling Posse .
  3. Robert David Leonard born 23 Dec 1858; died 23 Nov 1911; married Sofia Amalia Palm .
  4. Eugen Iacobi born 03 Aug 1860; died 26 Aug 1931; married Selma Louise Matilda Bååth .
  5. Alban Edward born 07 Apr 1862; died 29 Nov 1933; married Anna Sofia Lindskog .
  6. Lily Ann born 30 Jul 1867; died 29 Dec 1954; married Arthur Sannox Johnston .

4. MACFIE, John William Scott, John Macfie of Edinburgh and his Family, T. and A. Constable Ltd., Edinburgh, 1938
5. MACFIE, Ann and William, FRASER, John, Reminiscences of Airds and Langhouse, Location: Langhouse, 1800-1930
6. FAIRRIE, Geoffrey, The Sugar Refining Families of Great Britain, U.K, Oct 1951
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